Type-writing machine.



A. T. BROWN. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1906 Patented Nov. 1,' 1910.

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A. T. BROWN.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.12,1906.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 12, 1906.

Patented Nov. 1,1910.

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A. T. BROWN TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.12,1906.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 12, 1906.

Patented Nov..1, 1910.

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A. T. BROWN. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLIOAIIOH FILED MAR.12, 1906.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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v Fig. 3 is a view similar to }Fig. 1 but on a ALEXANDER '1. BROWN. or SYRACUSE, NE YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented Nov.1, 1910.

Application filed March 12, 1906. Serial No. 305,561.

To all whom it'moy concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER T. BROWN, citizen of the United States, and resident of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type- VVriting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to typewriting machines, and particularly to the ribbon mechanism of such machines.

My invention comprises certain improvements in the ribbon vibrator and the means for actuatingthe same; in the means for driving the ribbon spools and for reversing the direction of feed of the ribbon; means for bringing different longitudinal fields of the ribbon to the printing point; means for throwing the ribbon vibrator out of operation, as for doing mimeograph work, and various other improvements in the ribbon mechanism.

My invention consists of certain features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, all of which will be fully set forth herein and particularly pointed out in the claims My invention is illustrated in the accomsome of the parts shown in Fig. 1 and show ing other parts not shown in said figure.

larger scale and showing the parts inother positions. Fig. 4 1s a fragmentary VIEW.

somewhat similar to Fig. 3 but partly on a different section and showing the parts in other positions. Fig. 5 is a front view of the ribbon vibratorand its operating mechanism, the main frame of themachine being shown in section. In this figure the 45 base portionof-the main frame 1s shown in section through the keyboard and the top plate on the vertical plane of the axis of the shaft thatoperates the ribbon vi brator. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary top view, partly in section, of a part of the vibrator operating mechanism. Fig. The a fragmentary. rear view of part of the machine showing the ribbonspools and parts associatedtherewith. Fig. 8 consists of perspective views of the ribbon controlled devices for effecting an automatic reverse of the feed of the ribbon. 'Figl9is a fragmentary view j from the left-hand side of- Fig. 7, one of the ribbon spools being removed. Fig. 10 1s a fragmentary rear view showing the ribbon spools and parts im-,

mediately associated therewith. Fig. 11 is a view similar'to Fig. 7 but with the parts in a different position and with some of the parts shown in said Fig. 7 omitted. Fig. 12 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view on a plane half way between the two ribbon spools. Fig. 13 is a top view of parts shown in F 7, in section on a horizontal plane through the axis of the ribbon spools. Fi 14. is a fragmentary view of the ribbon v1- brator and parts adjacent thereto, as seen from the front of the machine. Fig. 15 is a perspective view of the rear side of the ribbon vibrator, the universal bar and the parts associated therewith. Fig. 16 is a perspective view of the guide for the ribbon vibrator.

In all of the views parts are shown in secapplicable to typewriting machines generally and'others are more especially applicable to front-strike typewriters, and I have accordingly shown my invention applied toa machine of the latter class.

The main frameof the machine shown in the drawing comprises side plates 1, which are connected together at their rear ends by a back plate 2, and at their forward ends by a front plate 3. Said side plates are pro vided or formed with posts 4, which support the top plate 5, and? posts or brackets 6 rising from said top plate, support a station" ary carriage rail 7, said rail being inclined upwardand'toward the back of the machine. The rail-7 has its opposite edges grooved to form ball races in which run anti-friction balls or rollers 8, that cooperate with rails 9, forming part of a carriage, which carriage also comprises end pieces 10, in which is journaled the shaft of a platen 11. A feed rack 12 is secured to the under side of the lower carriage rail 9, and said feed rack is engaged. by two gears 13 and 14, both loosely mounted on'a shaft 15 that is journaled in a casing secured to the-underside of the top 50 plete rotation and the connections between I plate 5. Said casing comprises a front plate 16 and a rear plate 17 in which plates the shaft is journaled at its ends. The carriage is drawn in letter space direction by a spring 18 coiled within a drum or barrel 18,

one end of said sprin being connected with the gear wheel 13 an the other with a relatively stationary part of the machine. The ste'p-by-step feed of the carriage is con:

trolled by an escapement mechanism that is,

geared to the wheel 14. For most of the purposes of the present invention, said esca ement mechanism may be of any suitable e-. scription. As shown in the present instance, the gear wheel 14 meshes with a pinion 19 that is loosely mountedon a shaft that is journaled at its ends in the frame plates 16 and 17 or on pivot-pins or screws securedto said plates. As shown in the present case, said shaft is journaled on the reduced ends of scre'ws 21, threaded through the plates 16 and 17 and secured in adjusted position by lock nuts 22. Means (not shown) are provided for causin the shaft 20 to turn with the pinion 19 w en the carriage is moving in letter space fee-d direction, but leaving .said pinionfree to turn on said shaft when the carriage is moved toward the right. Near its forward end the shaft 20 has mounted thereon a gear wheel 23 havin skew teeth that mesh with a skew pinion 24 mounted on a shaft 25 that is inclined up: ward and forward and has an eccentric tooth 26 mounted on its upper end and adapted to engage feed dogs 27, mounted on the lower end of an arm or lever 28, the

upper end of which is formed into an arc-' shaped universal bar 29 that is adapted to be struck by the free ends of the typebars when said type bars are thrown to printing position. The lever 28 is pivoted at 28 to the upper end of a bracket or frame 30, the lower end of which is secured to the frame plate 16. The upper end of the shaft 25 is suitably journaled in the bracket 30 and the lowerv end of said shaft is journaled on the reduced end of a screw 31, that is threaded through an ear 32 of said bracket 30; The

construction is such that when the universal bar 29 is operated the shaft 25 makes a coming of less radius than the, former and mounted somewhat nearer the back of the machine. Thesegments 35 and 36 are each circular in cross section and each of them is formed with a series of peripheral grooves that constitute ball races, there being one ball race for each type bar. Anti-fr1ctiou balls running in said grooves cotiperate with corresponding grooves formed by rings 37 which surround said segments and are set in eyes formed in the pivotal ends of the type bars. The ball bearing referred to is not shown nor described herein in detail, as the precise construction thereof is not material to the present invention. The grooved type bar segments 35 and 36 are each secured at their ends to the under side of the top plate 5. Each of the type bars'33 and 34 has a type 38 mounted on its free end. The type bars normally rest on'a pad or cushion 30, secured at its ends to the top'plate 5.

Below the segments 35 and 36 there is mounted a sub-lever segment39 of greater radius than either of the type bar segments,

but preferably concentric with said segments. 'The segment 39 is formed along its rear edge with a series of radial slots equal in number to the type bars 33 and 34 and in said slots there are mounted sub-levers 40 that extend radially-of the segment, said sub-levers being pivoted on a pivotwire 41 seated in a transverse slotin the segment 39. Each of the sub-levers 40 has pivoted to its inner end a link 41, the inner end of which is pivoted to the heel of one of the type bars. Each of the sub-levers has pivoted thereto at 42 intermediate its ends a forwardly extending link 43, the forward end of which is pivoted to one arm of an angular lever 44 to the other armvof which is pivoted the stem 45 of a finger-key 46. The

angular levers 44 are arranged in a plurality of rows corresponding to the transverse rows of keys, seven of said rows being shown in the present instance. The key stems 45 pass through suit-able openings in a keyboard plate 47. Each of the sub-levers 40 has a heel 48 that forms a hook outside or below the segment 39 and to said hook is connected one end of a returning spring 49, the forward end of which is connected to one of the teeth of a toothed plate 50 that is secured to the front edge of the segment 39 by screws 51. The construction is suchthat if any type-key be depressed the link 43 corresponding thereto will be drawn toward the front of the machine and the co'rres )onding sub-lever 40 will be rocked toward t e front of the machine and the corresponding type bar will be thrown to the printing point as shown in Fig. 3. The type bar actuating 'naled and has mounted X crank handle (51 by meansof which said formed on the face of the top plate and back of the typebar segments; and the ribbon is led from said spools to'a ribbon vibrator in front of the printing point. Said spools are nioui'i'ted coaxially with and are driven by a transverse driving shaft- 54: that is journalcd in a plate-55 forming the left-hand end of the casing which comprises the frame plates 16 and 17 and also in'a lug 56 projecting from said frame plate 17. In the present instance the ribhon spools are mounted onsaid shaft. The shaft oatlies beneath the rear part of the shaft 15 from which it is driven by skewedgears 57 and 58, the former of which is rigidlymounted on the shaft-34 and the latter of which is loosely mounted on the shaft 15 and has rigidly connected thereto a ratchet wheel 59 that is engaged by a pawl 60 pivoted on the rear face of the. gear wheel 14. The construction is'such that when the carriage is moving toward the left the shaft 54: is turned toward the back of the machine, but when the carriage is moving toward the right the pawl 60 moves over the teeth of the ratchet The shaft 5st projects toward the left from the casing in which it is jouron its free end a shaft may be turned by hand. lllndwise motion of the shaft 54 1S prevented by a collar 62 secured to said shaft and engaging the left hand side of the lug 56 and by' another collar 63 also secured on said shaft and engaging the other side of said. lug. Said collar 68 is formed with a flange 6 that prevents motion of the spool 53 axially toward the left. The ribbon spools are mounted on a sleeve or collar 65 which in turn is mounted on the shaft 54 and rigidly secured thereon by a set screw 66 threaded through said sleeve 65 and engaging said shaft. The

sleeve 65 is of greater thickness in its middle portion than in its end portions and thespool 53 is loosely mounted on said collar between the enlarged middle portion of the collar on the one side and the flange 651 on the other. The spool 52 is mounted on the other end of the collar which is similarly reduced and the latter spool is held in position by a collar (36 mounted on the end of the shaft- 54: and secured in position by a pin 67 passing through the collar and the shaft. The ribbon spools may be of any suitable construction but as here shown they are formed of sheet metal and each of them comprises a core or a drum portion 68 and two flanges 69. Ir order to operatively connect one of the ribbon spools at a time with the driving shaft each of said spools has one of the flanges a series of ratchet teeth 70, said teeth being formed in the present instance bystamping out the metal of the flange. The teeth 70 are adapted to be engaged by a pivoted dog ribbon. The hand operated means for thisand into-either one of twopositions in one of which it engages the teeth of the spool 53 and in the other of which it engages theteeth of the spool 52, so that one of the spools is always connected with the driving shaft and the other of the spools is always disconnected from'said shaft. I11 order to retain the dog 71 in either-0f its positions, I provide a plate spring'73 that is secured to the 'enlarged middle portion of the collar 65 on the opposite side thereof from the dog 71 by means of the setscrew .66 and of another headed screw 74. The free end of the sp 73 is bent into the path of an anti-friction roller 75 that is mounted on a screw 76, threaded into the end of the dog 71, and the end of said spring is pointed, the point extending midway between the two ribbon spools. The construction is such that when the dog 71 is in engagement with either of 'point of the spring 73 and the tension of said spring tends to press the dog-into engagementwith the ribbon spool.

I provid hand operated means and also automatic ribbon controlled means for shifting the dog 71 to reverse the feed of the purpose comprises a slide rod 78 that is seated in a longitudinal slot in the shaft 54 which slot also registers with a slot in the sleeve 65. The slide rod 78 extends to a.

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the spools the roller 75 is on one side oft-he point beneath the dog 71 and its free end is bent up as shown at 7 9 and passes through a hole in the dog. The other end of the rod 78 extends beyond the frame plate 55 and is bent up as shown at 80, the bent up end passing through a holein a collar 81 having a milled flange 82 and loosely mounted on theshaft 54. The construction is such that the dog 71 may be shifted to either of its positions by shifting the c0llar81 to the right or to the left by hand.

. The automatic ribbon controlled means for shifting the dog 71 comprises two ribbon controlled cams which are adapted to be moved oneat a time into the path of the roller 75 and to cam said roller and with it the dog 71 in one direction or the other. There is one of these cams for each of the ribbon spools and said cams are pivotally mounted on a plate or bracket 84 that is secured by screws 85 to the lower end ofthe bracketf30 that supports the e'scapement mechanism. 84 is of a width substantially corresponding to the entire width of both spools and said edge is bent as shown in the drawings to The lower edge of the plate- 6 support a pivot rod 86 on which the ribbon controlled devices are pivoted, the plate 84 having two. cutaway portions one to accommodate each of said pivoted devices. As here shown, said pivoted ribbon controlled devices .are formed of sheet metal. That device which cooperates with the spool 53 has an arm 87 that extends between the flanges of the spool 53 and is adapted to be of turns of ribbon wound about it the arm 87 holds the cam 89 below the path of the roller 7 5 but when the ribbon is about exhausted from the spool said cam moves up to a position where it is struck by the roller 75 and cams said roller toward the left until the roller has passed the point of the spring 73 when it is moved by said cam and said spring into engagement with the spool 53. The arms 87 and 88 are connected by a yokepiece 90 from which an ear 91 is bent up. Said car 91 and the arm 88 have openings through which the pivot rod 86 passes,

whereby this device is pivoted to said rod. The arms 87 and 88 are normally pressed upward by a spring 92 that is coiled about the rod 86 and at one end presses against the plate 84 and at the other end presses'against the yoke-bar 90.. j

The pivoted ribbon controlled device that cooperates with the spool 52 is similar in a general way to the one just described butwith certain differences. which will -be pointed out. Said device comprises an arm 93 that projects from a yoke-piece 9 1 and is adapted to be pressed by a. spring 95 into engagement with a .ribbon coiled on the spool 52. An arm 96 projects from the yokepiece 94 into the space between the two ribbon spools and the free end of said arm is made longer than the arm 88 and 'is curved or bent back on itself, the curve or bend passing around the free ,end of the arm- 88 and having a cam 97 formed on its extreme end. The cam 97 is inclined in the'opposite direction from the cam 89, that is to say, it is inclined toward the front of the machine and toward the right, so that when.

this cam comes into the path of the roller 75 said roller will be cammed toward the right,

- thus bringing the dog 71 into engagement with the spool 52. This device is also pivoted. on the rod 86 which passes through the arm 96 and-through an ear 99 bent up fr0m the end of the yokepi ce 94. It w1ll be perceived that since both of the pivoted devices are mounted on the same pivot rod 86, if the arm 96 were bent in the same manner as the arm'88, there would come a time in the operation of the machine when thel'two arms would interfere and it is to avoid this interference that the arm 96 is bent entirely around the free end of the arm 88, so that when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 7 the arm 88 is nested in the arm 96. This special provision would obviously be unnecessary if the two pivoted devices were mounted at some distance apart as, for example, if one of them were mounted below its ribbon spool as at present and the other were mounted above its ribbon spool. It will be understood that at no time in the operation of the machine are both of'the cams in position to be engaged by the roller 75 as both of the spools are never empty at the same time. In Fig. 8 both of the pivoted devices are shown in perspective but they are shown a little farther apart than they are in the machine for the sake of clearness. In practice the cam 89 comes up between the cam 97 and the arm ,96 as more clearly shown in Fig. 7.

' I provide a ribbon vibrator 100 at the printing point. Said vibrator is hinged to the forward end of an arm or arms 101 projecting toward the front of the machine from a rock shaft 102 that lies in a transverse slot iii the top plate-5 and the reduced ends 103 of which are journaledin small blocks 10st seated in suitable depressions in the top plate and secured in position by screws 105 passing through said blocks and threaded into said top plate. The rock shaft 102 extends to the left hand side of the machine where it has projecting rearwardly therefrom an arm 106, the free end of whichis pivoted to the upper end of a link 107, the lower end of which is connected with an arm 108 projecting toward the rear of the machine from a rock shaft 109 that is operable by any of the keys through the instrumentality of a universal bar mechanism which will hereinafter be described.

The ribbon vibrator 100 is preferably made of sheet metal and, as seen from the front, it has in a general way the outline of the letter H, the two upright parts thereof being connected by a cross piece 110. The

upper end of each of the vertical portionsof the vibrator is formed with an oblique slot 111 having an opening 112 for thread: ing the ribbon through. The lower half of each of the vertical portions of the vibrator is bent at an inclination toward the rear of the machine, as shown in Fig. 1, and at its lower end ishinged to one branch of the forked arm '101. 4 This arm is forked in order to embrace the bracket 30 in whichthe' escape-merit mechanism is mounted, and said bracket is also straddled by the lower part of the ribbon vibrator. The lever 28 eX- tends up in front of the ribbon vibrator and has its upper end curved to form substantially a semi-circle, the type 38 striking the ribbon substantially at the center of said semi-circle and an abutment or contact portion 113 formed on each of the 'type bars striking and operating'the universal bar. The connections between the branches of the arm 101 and the ribbon vibrator are in the nature of'hinges, the lowerends of the two branches of the vibrator being bent around pivot pins 114; and said pins being provided with broad washers 115. from the spools up over the shaft102 and under the hinges referred to, the washers 115 serving to hold it in place, and thence upward along the front faces of the two vertical portions of the vibrator and through the inclined slots 111, passing in front of the printing point in a horizontal direction. The ribbon vibrator is supported and guided atits lower end by its hinged connection with the arm 101 and at its upper end it is guided by a guide bracket 116 secured .to the top plate by a screw 11?. The top plate 5 is formed in itsforward middle part with i the usual. well or opening up through which the type bars strike and the rear of said opening closed by a dust guard 118 which may be secured to, but ispreferably formed integral with, the top plate. Said dust guard has the form of a segment of a frustuln of a cone, whichslopes downward and.

the dust guard 118 there is a vertical portion 119, the top edge of which is substantially straight and horizontal and the lower edge of which is in the arc of a circle so that said vertical portion 119 hassubstantially the form of a segment of a circle. This dust guard is not of my invent-ion but is the invention of A. J. Briggs. It'is to the front face of the vertical portion 119 of the dust guard that the guide 116 is secured. The upper part of said guide is forked, thus leaving two upstanding arms each of which is bent at its upper end toward the back of the machine, as shown at 1.20, and is formed on its outer edge with a slot in which the inner edge of the vertical portion of the vibrator slides up and. down. It will be perceived that the arrangement is such as to accurately guide the upper end of the ribbon vibrator. If the ribbon is connected to bothspools, it maybe threaded through the ribbon vibrator without loosening either end Said ribbon is led T of the ribbon by drawing the loop of the ribbon tothe vibrator, inserting it into the slots 111 through the openings 112, and then catching the ribbon down under the hinges at the lower end of the vibrator.

between the arm 101 and the vibrator, are.

made less so that the tension on the ribbon is decreased when the ribbon is at the printing point. As the feed of theribbon takes place between successive strokes of the type bars, the ribbon is put under slight tension at each step of the ribbon spool but this tension is lessened when theribbon is thrown to the printing point to. be struck by the type. This is an advantage because, if the ribbon is too tightly stretched across the printing point, it interferes seriously witli the printing, and also makes a perceptible difference in the touch on the keys.

The rock shaft 109, to ,which the ribbon vibrator is operatively connected, is operated by an arc-shaped universalbar 121 that lies behind the heels 48 of the sub-levers 40. c The universal bar 121 is angled or L- shaped in cross-section, as shown, for the sake of stifiness, the vertical portion of the bar standing behind the heels of the sublevers in position to be moved by the heel of a sub-lever toward the back of the machine when any one of the keys is operated. Near each of its ends said universal bar has ri idly mounted thereon and projecting toward the rear of the machine therefrom an arm 122 that is pivoted at 123 to an upstanding arm'12arig1dly mounted on a rock shaft 125 that is pivoted or journaled at its endsin the frame plates 1 some distance above the rock shaft 109. The arms 122, as here shown, are secured to'the universal bar by rivets126; The rock shafts 109 and 125' may, of course, be pivotally mounted in any suitable manner but as here shown, they are pivoted on the reduced inner ends of screws 127- that are threaded through the side plates 1. At or near its middle, the universal bar 121 has projecting therefrom toward the rear of the machine an arm or bracket 128, formed on its under side with a vertical slot into which a pin 129 projects from the free end of an upstanding arm 130,

rigidly mounted on the rock-shaft 109.

Near one side'of the machine, the shaft 109 has projecting therefrom a substantially horizontal arm 131, the free end of'which is connected b a link 132with an arm 133 projecting Tom the shaft 125. Said link 132 is pivoted at its ends on shouldered and the arms 131 and 133, respectively. The

arms 124 and 133, and 130 and ,131 are so proportioned as to cause all points of the universal. bar 121 to move parallel to one another and for the same dlstance, so that any one of the sub-levers 40 will impart to the ribbon vibrator the same extent of motion as any' other. I prefer to mount the universal bar so that it normally stands a short distance behind the heels 48 of the sublevers, so that said universal bar is not taken up until after the type bar has been set in motion and has acquired some momentum. Any suitable spring may be provided for returning the ribbon vibrator and its operating mechanism to normal position. As here shown, these parts are restored by a spring 130,'connected at its rear end to the arm 130 and at its forward end to a bracket 130", secured by screws to the forward edge of the sub-lever segment 39. Any suitable means may be provided for arresting these parts in their normal positions. The means here shown consists of one or more pads or cushions 121 of felt or other suitable material, secured to the segment 39 in position to arrest the universal bar 121. Said pad may be secured in position by a sheet metal cap 121 that covers the felt ,pad and that is secured to the segment by screws 121. One of these arrestingv members may be placed at each end of the universal bar inwhich positions they are out of the way of the springs 49. v

In order to vary'the extent of throw imparted to the ribbon vibrator 100, I provide means for changing the connections between the universal bar 121 and the vibrator so that said universal bar when operated may cause the vibrator to move high enough for the type to strike the lower part of the ribbon or only high enough for said type to strike the upper part of the ribbon as may be desired; and also for still further varying said connections so that the ribbon vibrator is not operated at' all. but remains below the printing point. The last mentioned adjustment is useful in case it is desired to do mimeograph work on the type- Writer. I effect these changes in the relationbetween the universal'bar-and the ribbon vibrator by moving the pivotal connection between the link 107-and the arm 108 different distances from the axis of the shaft 109, the last mentioned adjustment being that in which the longitudinal axis of the link 107 substantially passes through the axisof said shaft 109. As shown in the present instance, I have so arranged the parts that said pivotal connection between the link 107 and arm 108 is substantially in the axis ofthe shaft 109. In order to makethis possible, said shaft-109is bent toward the front of the machine, as shown and a rearwardly extending arm 13'? into an axial opening in which the reduced'end of the pivot pin 127 projects. The arm 108 consists of a rod having its forward end reduced and passing through the yokepiece 136, said rod being secured in position by a nut 138 threaded on to. the end thereof, and a lock nut 139. The arm 108 is curved downwardly, as shown, substantially into the form' of an are having its center at the upper end of the link 107 so that said link may be moved back and forth along saidarm without aflecting the shaft 102. The pivotal connection between the link 107 and the arm 108 comprises a block or pivot piece 140 having an opening adapted to receive the arm'108 and having on its right and left-hand sides trunnions 141 and 142, on the latter of which the link 107 is pivoted and on the former of which is pivoted a spring plate 143 secured to the side of the link 107' by any suitable means, as, for example, by rivets. Pivoted on the trunnion 142 is the rear end of a forwardly extending link 144, the forward end of which extends to a point beneath the left-hand side of the keyboard where it is pivoted on a shouldered and headed screw 145 threaded'into the depending arm 14(i of a crossshaped lever that is pivoted at 147 to the left-hand side plate 1. Said cross-shaped lever has a rearwardly extending arm 148 to which is pivoted thelower end of a key stem 149 that extends upward through the keyboard plate 47 and has a key 150 on its upper end. Said lever also has a forwardly extending arm 151 to which is pivoted the stem 152 of a key 153. Said lever has also an upwardly extending arm 154 that is and headed screw 157 threaded into the side plate 1. At its-free end the lever 156 is drawn downwardly to force the pin or roller 155 into engagement with the pointed arm 154 by a spring 158 connected at one end to said lever and at the other end to a stop-pin 1'59 projecting from the side plate 1. Said stop-pin 159 serves to limit the motion of the .lever' 146 when said lever is moved toward the rear of the machine, and. as will be seen from the drawings, whensaid lever arm is in engagement with said stop pin it is pressed into engagement therewit 1 by the pin or roller 155. The motion of said lever arm toward the front of the maon the side plate land projects to the outside of said side plate where it has rigidly mounted' thereon a milled head or finger piece 162 by mampulation of which said stop may be turned either to the position shown in Fig. '3where it is in position to arrest the arm 146, or to the position shown in Fig. 4 where it is out of cooperative relation with said lever arm. The arm 160 is arrested in either of its two positions by a stop pm 165 projecting inward from the side plate 1 -in' position to be engaged by two shoulders 166 and 167 formed on said arm 160.

The construction is such that the arm 146 and the parts connected therewith have three different positions: an extreme rear position when said arm 146 is in engagement with the stop 159 and the key 153 is depressed, an extreme forward position when the stop160 is in its forward or inoperative position and the key 150 is depressed. and an intermediate position when the stop 160 is in its rearward or operative position and the key 150 is depressed. In thefirst of these positions of the arm 146, the pivot piece 140 will be near the rear end of the arm 10S and at its greatest distance from the axis of the shaft 109, so that the greatestextent of motionwill be imparted to the ribbon vibrator and.

the writing will be done with the lower part of the ribbon in use. \Vhen the arm 146 is in its intermediate position said pivot piece will be at a less distance from the axis of the shaft 10!) and a less extent of motion will be imparted to the ribbon vibrator with the result that the types will strike the upper part of the ribbon; and when the arm 146 is in its extreme forward position the pivot piece 140 will be close to the yoke-piece 136 and the axis of the trun'nions 141 and 142 will substantially coincide with the axis of the shaft 109, so that the ribbon vibrator will not be operated but will remain in its depressed or inoperative position. As will be apparent,.the lever 146 may be operated in either direction by depressing the appro priate key 150 or 153. If the key 150 be already in its depressed position, the arm 146 may be moved to its extremeforward position'by turning the finger piece 162 toward the front of the machine, thus bring;- ing thearm 160 to its inoperative position when the cross-shaped lever will be mo ed back to its extreme forward position bythe spring 158 acting through the lever 156 and i the pin or roller In Fig. 6 the extreme rearward position of the pivot piece 140 is i shown in full lines and its other two positions are indicated by dotted lines. This mechanism is adapted fo use with a twocolor ribbon. In Fig. 14, I have shown a f ribbon having two longitudinal stripes, the

stripe of the ribbon. and if the key 153 be depressed they will strike the red stripe, and these keys may be markedaccordingly in any suitable manner. For example, the upper surface of key 150 may be made black 7 and that of the l ey153 red. In case a onecolor ribbon is employed the keys '150 and 153 are utilized to secure a uniform wear on the ribbon, the operator taking care to have each one of them depressed part of the time, so that both the upper and lower parts' of the ribbon are brought into use.

The framework in which the carriage nism and the ribbon spoolmechanism are all mounted, is detachably secured to the top plate 5 in such fashion that in the process of manufacture this entire mechanism may be assembled outside of the machine and may beinserted-into the machine as a whole; and these parts may also be removed from the machine atany-time as an entirety for the purpose of repairs or for any other purpose. The plates 16 and 17 are connected together at their'left-hand ends by the plate and This framework is secured to the top plate by two screws 171 and-.172 passing through the top plate 5 and threaded into the cross 30 on which, the escapement mechanism and the ribbon reversing mechanism aremouut best shown in, Fig; 7. The lower part of said bracketcon'sists of a plate or arm 173 that is'secured to theframe .plate' 16 by screws 174. Said plate 173 projects toward the right from the plate 16 and the upstanding portion of the bracket 30 is situated just in front of .the ribbon spools, having its center about midway of the'two spools. In assembling the machine this entire framework is inserted from the rear beneath the top plate, the universalbar flgand the upper end of the bracket 30 pass g npbetween the branches of the arm "1 i the lower branches oftheribbon: vibrator 100 and beneath' the cross piece 1100f said ribbon vibrator, and the parts are secured in place by inserting and fastening the screws 171 and 172. This mechanism may obviouslybe detached from the machine by reversing this process. that the entire ribbon-driving mechanism, including not only the spools and the driving shaft 54 on which they are mounted. but also the driving spring and the escapemcnt depressed, the types will strike the black driving mechanism, the escapement mecha at their right-hand ends by a cross piece 170.

pieces 170 and respectively. The bracket ed issecured to the plate 16 in the manner and between It. will be perceived 1. In a typewriting machine, the combi-" nation of a ribbon vibrator, an actuating de-' vice connected therewith, and a rocking member operative on said actuatin device, said device being movable into an out of operative relation to said rocking memberwhile the vibrator is away from theprinting point 2. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon-vibrator, an actuating member connectedtherewith, and a rocking member adapted to actuate saidactuatingmember,-one of said members beingmovable to render the rocking member 1no erative to actuate said actuating member w lle the v1- brator is away from the printing point.

3. In a. typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, a rocking member for operating said ribbon vibrator, and a connection bet-ween said. rocking member and said vibrator, .-said connection including a part that is movable substantially to the ax s "of said rocking member whereby said rocking member is rendered inoperative to actuate the vibrator.

' different 4. In a typewriting machine, the combinationof a ribbon vibrator, a link for operating said ribbon vibrator, and a rocking member for operatinglsaid link, said link beingmovable to, different positions in which its longitudinal axis bears diflerent relations to said rocking member, one of said positions being such that thelongitudinal axis of said link substantially passes through the axis of said rocking member so that said rib-- bon vibrator is not operated by said rocking member.

'5. In a typewriting machine,the combination of a ribbon vibrator: alink for operat ng saldribbon v1brator,'a rocking member for operating said link, an arm on said rocking member, said. armextending across the axis of said rocking member; a sliding connection between said link and said arm, and means for moving said sliding connection to positions along said arm, one of said posit-Ions beingsuch that the longitudinal axis of said link, substantially asses through the axis ofsaid rocking mem er.

6. In a typewri'ting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, a link for operating said ribbon'vibrator, a rock shaft for-operating said link, said rock shaft being bent or cut away so' as to.'leave an open space link to different points alon reaching to the axis of said shaft, and an arm on said shaft extending across said open space, said link being shdably connected with said arm.

7. In a typcwriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, a link for operating said ribbon vibrator, a rocking member, a pivot piece pivotally connected with said link and slidably connected with said rocking member, and hand operated means connected with said pivot piece for sliding it toward or from the axis of said rocking member.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, a link for operating said ribbon vibrator, a rocking member, a pivot piece pivotally connected'with said link and slidably connected with said rocking member, a link connected with said pivot piece for sliding it toward or from the axis of said rocking member, and key mechanism at; the front OI the machine controlling said link.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator; a link for operating said ribbon vibrator; a rocking member having an arm with which said link is pivotally connected; means 'formoving said said arm, one of said points being substantially in the axis of said rocking member; printin instru- .mentalities; and means for rocking said rocking member upon each actuation of said printin q; instrumentalities.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator; a link for operating said ribbon vibrator; a rocking memher; a pivotal connection between said rock-' ing n'1e1nber and said link; means for moving said'pivotal connection to different distances from the axis-of said rocking member and. also for moving said pivotal point substantially to the axis of said rocking member; and means for rocking said rocking member.

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator; a link for operating said ribbon vibrator; a rocking member having an arm that is curvedsubstantially in the form of an are having one end of said link as its center; a ivotal connection between the other end 0 said link and said curved arm; means for moving said pivotal connection to different positions along said arm; and means for rocking said rocking member. I

12. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator; a link for operating said ribbon vibrator; a rock shaft having an arm with which said link is pivotally connected; means for moving said ivotal connection to different points alon said arm, said points including a point su stantially in the axis of said arm; and means for oscillating said rock shaft.

13. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator; means for operating .said ribbon vibrator; and means for varying" the operation of saidribbon vibrator, said means including a'lever movable to different positions, stops for arresting said 'leverin a plurality of positions, spring means for holding said lever against either of said stops, and means for moving one of.

said stops so as to afford to said lever a n10- tion to an addltlonal Dos1t1on.

14. In a typewriting machine,'the combi- 15. In a tvoewritin'g machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator; means for operating said ribbon vibrator; and means for varying the operation of said ribbon vibrator, said means including a movable member, two keys adapted to move. said member in opposite directions; two stops for arresting the motion of said member, spring means for pressing said member against adapted to move said lever in opposite direc- .t1ons, two stops tor arresting the motion 0t either of said stops, and means for moving one of said stops so as to afiord to said member a movement to a third position.

16. I11 a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator; means for operating said ribbon vibrator; and means for varying the operation of said ribbon vibrator, said means including a lever, two keys said lever, spring. means for pressing said lever against either of said stops, and means for moving one of said stops so as to afford to said lever a movement to a third position.

17. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a ribbon vibrator, means for operating said ribbon vibrator, and means for varying the operation of said ribbon vibrator including a part movable to different positions, a lever for controlling said part,-

two, keys-operative on said lever on opposite sides of its plvot, two stops for arresting said lever, a-spring arranged to press "sald lever-against either of its stops, and means.

for moving one of said stops so as to permit said lever to be moved to a third position...

18. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbon spools mounted side by side, a pawl mounted between said ribbon spools and pivoted to be swung into driving engagement with either. one of said spools, the pivot of said pawl being so dlsposed that when said pawl .is swung from one pawl about the axis of said spools, and I means for shifting said pawl from one of said spools to the other to reverse the feed of the ribbon.

- 19. In a typewriting machine, the'combination of two ribbon spools mounted side by side, a; pawl mounted between said ribbon spools and. pivoted to be swung into driving engagement with either one the pivot of said pawl being so disposed of said spools,

thatv when saidpawl is swung from one.

spool to the other its operative end-moves in a path approximately parallel with the axis of said spools, means for rotating said pawl about the axis of said spools, means for shifting said pawl from one of said spools to the other to reverse the feed of the ribbon, and spring means. for retaining said pawl in either of its positions.

20. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbon spools mounted side by side, a pawl mounted between said ribbon spools and pivoted to be swung into driving engagement with either-one of said spools, means for rotating said pawl about the axis of said spools, and means controlled by the" ribbon but independent of the pull' on said ribbon for shifting said pawl from one of said spools to the other to reverse the feed of the ribbon.

21. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbon spools mounted side by side, a pawl mounted between said ribbon spools and pivoted to be swung into driving engagement with either one of said spools, means for rotating said pawl about the axis of said spools, and means controlledby the ribbon but independent of the pull on said ribbon and hand operated means for shifting said pawl from one of said spools to the other to reverse the feed of the ribbon.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbon spools mounted side by side,-a pawl mounted between said ribbon spools to the other to reverse the feed of the ribbon. 23. In atypewriting machine, the combination of two ribbon spools mounted side by side, a pawl mounted between said ribbon spools and pivoted to be swung into driving engagement with either oneof said spools, meansfor rotating said pawl about the axis of saidspools, and two cams controlled by the ribbon on the spools for shifting said pawl from one of said spools to the other to reverse the feed of the ribbon.

24. In a typewriting machine, the combi- .erated'slide mounted iii said shaft for shi mounted side by side on said shaft,'a' ratchet for each of said ribbon spools, a driving dog pivotally mounted on said shaft and shiftable about-its pivotinto' engagement with either one of said ratchets, and a hand 0 ing said pivoted dog.

26. In a typewritmg' machine, the combi nation of a driving shaft, two ribbon spools mounted side by side coaxial with said shaft,

7 a ratchet for each of said ribbon spools, a

driving dog pivoted on said driving shaft between said 'ratchetsfand' shiftable about its pivot into engagement with either one of said ratchets, an arm that engages theribbon-on one of said spools, and means controlled by said-arm forautomatically shifting said driving dog into engagement with theratchet of said spool when the ribbon on said spool is exhausted.

27. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a driving shaft, two ribbon spools mounted side by sidecoaxial with said shaft,

- a ratchet for each of said spools, an arm pivi spools.

' otally mounted on said shaft between said ratchets, and ribbon controlled'cams adapted to engage said arm as it rotates with said shaft and to shift said 'arm out of engagement with one of said ratchets and into en- I gagement with the other of said ratchets.

-28. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a driving shaft, a ribbon spool e0 axial with said driving shaft, a ratchet for said ribbon spool, and an arm pivotally mounted on said shaft and movable into and oiit of engagement with said ratchet, the pivotof said arm bein so disposed that when said arm is swung rom one spool to the other its operative end moves in a path approximately parallel with the axis of said 29. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a driving shaft, a ribbon spool mounted coaxially/Jwith said driving shaft,

a ratchet for said ribbon spool, an'arm pivvotally mounted on said'shaft and movable I about its pivot into and out of engagement with said ratchet, and means controlled by the ribbon on said spool but independent of the'pull on said ribbdn for moving said arm into on agement with said ratchet;

30. n a tyoewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon spool, a driving shaft ooaxial with said ribbon spool, an arm pivoted 'en said shaft andv movable about its pivot into and out of driving connection with said ribbon spool, a pivoted member for auto matically shifting said arm, said member comprising an arm that engages the ribbon on the spool and another arm having a cam which, when the ribbon is nearly exhausted from the spool, moves into the path of said pivoted driving arm and cams said arm into position to drive said spool.

31. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a driving shaft, two ribbon spools mounted side by side coaxial with said shaft, a driving arm pivotally mounted on said shaft between said spools and adapted to be moved about its pivot into position to drive either one of said spools, and two pivoted shifting members one for each of said spools,.each of said shifting members comprising an arm that engages the ribbon on its spool and another arm having a cam which, when the ribbon is about exhausted from the spool, moves into the path of said driving arm and cams said arm into position to drive said spool.

32. In a typewriting machine, the combination of ribbon spools, a'ribbon vibrator that is moved toward and from the printing point, and means forgu'iding said ribbon from said spools to said vibrator, the relation of the different parts being such that when the ribbon is moved by the vibrator to cover the printing point the tension on the ducting the ribbon from the. spools to the vibrator in such fashion that the ribbon runs over the pivotal center of said arm and under the hinged connection between said arm and the ribbon vibrator, whereby when the ribbon isthrown to theprinting point the tension on said ribbon is diminished.

34. In a typewriting'machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, means for actuiating said vibrator comprising an arm hinged to said ribbon vibrator, and a shaft or axle on which said arm is mounted, ribbon spools situated back of and below said shaft or axle, and means for guiding the ribbon from said spools to said vibrator over said shaft or axle and under said hinge,

whereby when the vibrator is moved to the printing point the tension on the ribbon is diminished. i

35. In a typewriting machine, the combination with the main frame, of an auxiliary frame detachably secured to said main frame, and ribbon spools, ribbon spool driving mechanism, and escapemcnt mechanism mounted in, said auxiliary frame;

, 36.In, a typewriting machine, the combination with the main frame, of an auxiliary nation with the main frame and the car-' riage, of an auxiliary frame detachably se-' frame detachably secured to said main frame and having mounted therein a ribbon spool, a driving spring, and means whereby said ribbon spool is driven by said spring.

37. Ina typewriting machine, the-combination with the main frame, of an auxiliary frame detachably secured-to said ma n frame and having mounted therein a pair of ribbon spools, a driving spring, and means whereby either one of said spools may be driven by said spring.

38. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation with the main frame, of an auxiliary frame detachably secured to said main frame and having mounted therein a pair of'ribbon spools, driving means for said ribbon spools, and means for disconnecting said driving means from one of saidspools-and connecting it withathe other to reverse the feed of the ribbon, said auxiliary frame,

ribbon spools, driving means and reversing 1 means being detachable as an entirety from the main frame of the machine,

39. In a typewriting machine, the combination with the main frame, of an auxiliary frame detaohably secured to said main frame and having mounted therein a pair of ribbon spools, driving means for-said ribbon spools, hand operated means for reversingthe ribbon feed, and automatic means for reversing the ribbon feed.

40. In a typewriting machine, the combination with the main frame and the .carriage, of an auxiliary frame detachably secured to said main frame and having mounted therein 'means for driving the carriage, a

ribbon spool, and means. whereby saidcarclage driving means also drives said rlbbon spool.

41. Ina typewriting machine, the combi- 43.' In a typewriting machine, the combi nation with the main frame and the carriage,of an auxiliary frame detachably se-. cured to said main frame below the top plate and having mounted therein a carriage driving spring, a transverse shaft driven in one direction by said driving spring, and

.tWo ribbon spools'mounted on and driven by said shaft, said'spools being situated side by side below and back of the printing point.

44. In a typewriting machine, the combi-' nation with the mainframe and the carriage, of a shaft having a spring drunr mounted thereon, means whereby said car 7 riage is driven by the spring in said spring drum, a transverse shaft below the 'first mentioned shaft,a skewgear on the first mentioned shaft and meshing with a skew gear on the transverse shaft, one of said and ribbon spools mounted on said transverse shaft.

skew gears being loose on its shaft and hav- 111g pawl and ratchet connection therewith,

45. In a front strike typewriting machine,

the. combinationwith the types and the carriage having a platen-mounted therein, of carriage feed mechanism comprising a unl- .-versal bar in front of the platen near the printing point, and a ribbon vibrator for guiding an ink ribbon between said uni- Y versal bar and the laten.

46. In a front strike type'Writ ing machine, the combination with the types and the car- I ,riage having a platen mounted therein, of

carriage feed mechanism comprising a universal bar in front of the platen near the printing point,'and a ribbon-vibrator adapted to guide an ink ribbon between said universalbar and the laten. 47 In a front strike typewriting machine,

the combination with the types and the carriage having a platen mounted therein, of

carriage feed mechanism comprising a universal bar, and means for supporting said universal bar in front of the platen near the printing point, and ribbon guiding devices straddling said universal bar and its support.

the combination'wi'th the types and the carriage having a platen mounted therein, of

step-'by step carriage feed mechanism near the prlntmg point, and ribbon step feed mechanism.

49. In a front strike typewriting machine,

48. In a front strike typewriting machine,

guiding mechanism straddling part of said step-by the combination with the types and the carriage having a platen mounted-therein, of step-by-step carriage feed mechanism near the printing point, and ribbon vibrator de- I vices straddling part of .said step-by-step mechanism. Y Y

50. In 'a front strike typ ewriting machine, the co'n'ibination'with the types and. the carriage having a platen mounted therein, of a ribbo'n'vibrator, a forked guide forsaid ribbon vibrator, and auniversal bar mounted on an arm or lever that projects between the forks of said guide in-front of said vibrator. 51. In a front strike typewriting machine, the combination with the types and the carriage having a platen mounted therein, of carriage feed mechanism comprising a utilversal bar near the printing point, and a bracket on which said universal bar is mounted, and ribbon mechanism COIIIPIIS- fields of different characteristics, key actu-.

ing a bifurcated ribbon vibrator and. a bifurcated arm for actuating said vibrator, said ribbon devices straddling part of said carriage feed devices.

52. Ina front strike typewriting machine, the combination with the types and the carriage, of a universal bar near the printing point, and means for guiding an ink. ribbon across the printing point and down on each side of said universal bar.' I

53. In a typewritingmachine, the combination of a ribbon, key actuated universal bar mechanism, permanently maintained connections between said universal bar mechanism and ribbon, and means for shifting said connections at the universal bar mechanism for rendering the universal bar inoperative 'to move the ribbon to operative position.

64. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon having a plurality of ated universal bar mechanism, permanently maintained connections between said univer- 25,

sal bar mechanism and ribbon, and means for shifting said connections at the universal bar mechanism for determining which field of the ribbon shall be presented to 0perative position or for rendering the universal bar inoperative tomove the ribbon to operative position as may be desired.

55. In atypewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, an actuating lever for said vibrator, a constantly main: tained pivot for said lever, a universal bar,

, constantly maintained and positive connections between said'universal bar and said lever, and means for rendering said mechanism moperative'to bring the ribbon to the printing point.

I 56. In a typewriting machine, the combi- "nation of a ribbon, a ribbon vibrator, keyactuated devices, universal .bar mechanism comprising a universal bar cooperating with and maintaining a constant normal relation to said key-actuated devices, interme f diate constantly ma ntalned connections between said universal bar mechanism and vibrat'or, said connections including alever for actuatlng said v brator, and means forming part of said connections and arhustable at the universal bar mechanism for determining whether or not the ribbon shall be'presen'te d to operative position.

57. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon having fields of difierent characteristics, a ribbon vibrator, key actuateddevices, universal bar mechanism compris ng a universal bar cotiperatmg with and maintaining a constant. normal relation to said key actuated devices, intermediate constantly maintained connections between said universal bar mechanism and vibrator, said. connections including a lever for actuating said vibrator, said connections including a part adjustable at the universal bar mechanism for determining whichfield of the aubbon shall be presented to operative position and for rendering the said'key actuated de- Vices inoperative to move the ribbon to operative positlon.

58. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier having a single unvarying normal position, moving means therefor pivotally connected therewith, actuating means for said moving means, and means forshifting the moving means to vary the point on said actuating means at which. said moving means is connected with said actuating means and thereby to vary the throw of the ribbon carrier without varying its normal position.

59. In a typewritiug machine, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, moving means therefor including a rocking device connected with said ribbon carrier and a link for actuating said rocking device, and actuating means for said link, said link being adjustable to connect with its actuating means at different points to vary the throw of the ribbon carrier,

60. In a ty )ewriting machine, the combination of a ri bon vibrator, a rocking member foractuating said ribbon vibrator, a reciprocatory link for actuating said rocking member, means for reci rocating said link, and means for varying t 1e extent of motion of said link.

61. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, an operating lever therefor, a key actuated universal bar, connections including a link between said universal, bar and said lever, said link being movable by said universal bar, and means for rendering said universal bar when operated inoperative to move said link. .62. In a, typewriting machine, the .combi* nation of a ribbon vibrator, an actuating device connected therewith, and a rocking member operative on said actuating device, said device being movable into such relation to said rocking member as to cause the vibrator to be thrown to the printing position and movable out of said relation to said rocking member, so as to prevent the vibrator from being thrown to printing position.

63. In a typewriting machine, the combimember connected therewith, and a rocking member adapted to actuate said actuating member, one of said members being movable while the vibrator is away from the printing point into such. relation to the other as to cause the vibrator to be thrown-to the printing position, and movable-out of said relation so as to prevent'the' vibrator from being thrown to printing position. I

or. In a ty ewritmg machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, a link for operatingsaid ribbon vibrator, a rocking memher for operating said link, said link being movable to different positions in which its longitudinal axis bears different relations to I said rocking member, one of said positions being such that said rocking member is inoperative to move said ribbon vibrator to printing position. l

(35. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, means for operating said ribbon vibrator, and means for varying the opera-tion of said ribbon vibrator, said means including a part movable to different positions, stops for arresting Said part in a plurality of positions, spring means for holding said part against either of said stops, key actuated means for moving said part from one of said stops to another, and

means for moving one of said stops so as. to

ali'ord to said part a motion to an additional position.

(36. In a typewriting machine and in ribbon mechanism, the combination of printing keys, a ribbon vibrator, means for operating said vibrator at the strokes of the printing keys, two controlling keys and connections for changing the position to which the vibrator.is thrown by the actuation of the printing keys, each of\said controlling keys determining a'longitudinal field of the ribbon to be brought opposite the printing point; and a third coi'itrolling key and connections for rendering the vibrator mechanism inoperative to move the ribbon to the printing point. r

67. In a typewriting machine and in ribbon mechanism, the combination of printing keys, ribbon vibrating mechanism, three keys for controlling the operation of said ribbon vibrating mechanism, means whereby one of said controlling keys causes an upper stripe of the ribbon to be brought to the printing point, means whereby another of said controlling keys causes a lower stripe of the ribbonto be brought to the printing point, and means whereby the third controlling key prevents the ribbon from being moved to the printing point by the vibrating mechanism. i

88. In a ty ewriting machine, the combination of a vi ratory ribbon carrier, moving means therefor including a rocking device connected wlt-h said ribbon carrier, a llnk for actuating said rocking device, a second rocking device having an arm for actuating said link, and means for moving said link along said arm to points at dilferent dis tances from the axis of said rocking device to vary the throw of said link and ribbon carrier. I

69. In a typewriting machine, the combination of printing keys, a universal bar op erated by said keys, a rock shaft operated by said universal bar and having an arm, a link arranged to be operated by said arm, means for sliding said link along said arm to vary the point of connection between said link and arm in order to vary the extent of monation of a universal bar controllin the carriage escapeinen't, and ribbon vibratlng mechanism including a second universal bar which is actuated to place the ribbon in printing position in advance of the actuation of said universal bar for the carriage escapement, substantially as set forth.

72. In a typewriting machine, the ,combi-' nation of type-bars, key levers therefor, a carriage escapement, a universal bar for the carriage escapement actuated by the impacts of the type-bars, and a ribbon vibrating mechanism which-is independent of said universal bar for the carriage escapement and is actuated by the key levers for vibrating the ribbon with a substantially uniform movement, substantially as set forth.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York this 8th day of March, A. D. 1906.

ALEXANDER T. BROWN.

Witnesses:

E. M. WELLS, M. F. HANNWEBER. 

